Centre for Peace and Justice of BRAC University organized the Asian Leadership Colloquium on Legal Empowerment and Access to Justice in Bangkok from 13th to 15th December 2017.
The three-day event was inaugurated by Manzoor Hasan and was facilitated by Hector Soliman. The objectives of the colloquium were:
- Learn about the various activities and programmes being undertaken at the country and regional level on legal empowerment and access to justice, showcasing successes and challenges;
- Collectively brainstorm on legal empowerment innovations that may lead to more sustainable efforts;
- Contribute ideas on how the various legal empowerment organizations in the region can collaborate and contribute to each other’s success and strength; and
- Forge a consensus on the way forward and immediate next steps on possible regional collaboration for legal empowerment.